The New Jersey Science Convention is the best professional development opportunity in the Mid-Atlantic area for science educators, including teachers, administrators, and student interns.

This two-day Convention allows more teachers to attend at least one day of activities without burdening the school districts with excessive absence. Each day has over seventy-five sessions of interest to all levels and disciplines in science, as well as over fifty-five vendors of science books, supplies, and equipment. ​

2017 Highlights

Anton Banko Award

for Excellence in Teaching Elementary Science

​This award honors Anton Banko, an engineer who co-invented small incision cataract surgery. The technologies and procedures he pioneered are still used by surgeons today, and represent a true milestone in the evolution of STEM applications. It is in his memory that we celebrate an exceptional elementary teacher from New Jersey who is inspiring the next generation of inventors, scientists, and engineers.

Also congratulations to the following schools whose students had semifinalist entries: Bergen County AcademiesGovernor Livingston High School, Berkeley HeightsHigh Tech High School, North BergenRobert R. Lazar Middle School, MontvilleWest Windsor Plainsboro South High School

Special thank you to everyone who participated!

​On Assignment: Notes from the Front Lines of Amazonian Conservation and Implications on 21st Century Learning

​The NJSC Annual Banquet featured Andrés Ruzo, a geothermal scientist and National Geographic Young Explorer known for his science outreach work and exploration of the "Boiling River of the Amazon."